Mobile Computing Mobile Computing - Classification Mobile Computing - Major Advantages Mobile Computing - Security Issues Mobile Computing - Current Trends Mobile Computing vs Wireless Networking Mobile Computing Applications CHARACTERISTICS OF MOBILE COMPUTING Structure of Mobile Computing Application MAC Protocols Wireless MAC Issues FIXED ASSIGNMENT SCHEMES RANDOM ASSIGNMENT SCHEMES RESERVATION BASED SCHEMES Overview of Mobile IP FEATURES OF MOBILE IP KEY MECHANISM IN MOBILE IP ROUTE OPTIMIZATION OVERVIEW OF TCP / IP ARCHITECTURE OF TCP / IP Adaptation of TCP / IP Window IMPROVEMENT IN TCP PERFORMANCE GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION (GSM) Why GSM? GSM network areas GSM addressing Location Area Identity (LAI) GSM Billing General Packet Radio Service Benefits of GPRS